{"product_id":"9781555974770","title":"Ron Carlson Writes a Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eRon Carlson has been praised as “a master of the short story” (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e). In this essay collection, Ron Carlson Writes a Story, he offers a full range of notes and gives rare insight into a veteran writer’s process by inviting the reader to watch over his shoulder as he creates the short story “The Governor’s Ball.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a story of a story” he begins, and proceeds to offer practical advice for creating a great story, from the first glimmer of an idea to the final sentence. Carlson urges the writer to refuse the outside distractions—a second cup of coffee, a troll through the dictionary—and attend to the necessity of uncertainty, the pleasures of an unfolding story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Governor’s Ball”—included in its entirety—serves as a fascinating illustration of the detailed anatomy of a short story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055915254000,"sku":"9781555974770","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555974770_p0.jpg?v=1763785234","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555974770","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}